The Purcell Dragons will challenge the Kingfisher Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Purcell will head out to face Kingfisher after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Purcell was outmatched by Plainview at home and fell 40-10. Having soared to a lofty 42 points in the game before, the Dragons couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Kingfisher scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Pauls Valley by a score of 43-40. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (35), the Yellowjackets still had to take the loss.
Despite their defeat, Kingfisher saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jhett Birdwell, who threw for 264 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown, was perhaps the best of all. Paytun Burnham was another key player, picking up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Purcell's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Kingfisher, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Purcell took a serious blow against Kingfisher in their previous meeting back in November of 2018, falling 48-15. Thankfully for Purcell, Jett Sternberger (who threw for 241 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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